Microsoft’s latest pop-up ad for Bing AI has left users wary

The notification reads, "Chat with GPT-4 on Chrome for free! Use Bing AI to get hundreds of chat turns per day

Microsoft is allegedly pushing pop-ups into Google Chrome and asking users to switch to Bing again. Microsoft originally debuted malware-like advertising last year, according to The Verge, which had a prompt that appeared over the top of other ads and windows. These pop-ups advertise the tech company's AI-powered chatbot and Bing search engine. Microsoft stopped sending out the aforementioned messages in order to rectify the "unintended behavior" following considerable criticism of Bing's aggressive advertising. However, on Windows 10 and 11, the pop-ups have reappeared. Numerous users of Windows have reported seeing an advertisement for Bing AI and its search engine within the Google Chrome browser.

The notification reads, "Chat with GPT-4 on Chrome for free! Use Bing AI to get hundreds of chat turns per day. Microsoft will download its Chrome extension and establish Bing as the default search engine when you click "yes" on the promoted message. The pop-up itself is less problematic, though. Windows users were actually worried because of the notification's uncanny resemblance to malware. As a result, several people began to doubt the accuracy of the message, which finally prompted Microsoft to respond. Now that the ad pop-ups have been resolved, Microsoft's Director of Communications, Caitlin Rouston, has said that they are a one-time notification.